I Am Immortal in Great Yu

Chapter 247: Chapter 99: Yan Snake

It wasn’t just Fang Rui who had thought of this. The other Chief Constables of the Divine Capture Bureau present were all shrewd; how could they not have realized?

It was just an unspoken understanding. There was no reason to refuse something that was purely beneficial.

Subsequently, under Zhou Changfa’s command, weapons designed to deal with High Grade Martial Artists were distributed to the Chief Constables. These included the Celestial Silkworm Net, which was said to be extremely difficult for even Upper Three Grade Martial Artists to escape from quickly; the Element-Breaking Crossbow, which could pierce the protective layer of True Essence on an Upper Three Grade Martial Artist’s body; and Sealing Needles, which could disrupt an Upper Three Grade Martial Artist’s True Essence upon entering their body.

Of course, for Chief Constables like Fang Rui, these weapons were merely for providing support and acting as a distraction.

The true main force was Zhou Changfa, supported by the two Middle Grade Spirit Masters, Sun Shouchai and Ge Changgeng. Such a lineup could be considered downright luxurious for dealing with a single Yin Corpse.

’I wonder what the actual power of these weapons for dealing with High Grade Martial Artists is? Later, while I’m slacking off, I can keep my eyes and ears open and pay more attention.’

It wasn’t that Fang Rui insisted on slacking off. It was just that if he truly revealed his strength, he would probably be seen as trying to steal the show and would scare his teammates half to death.

But he was soon disappointed.

An incense stick’s worth of time later.

The Zheng Family’s Seventh Grade Martial Artists had entered the core area and searched it two or three times, but they still hadn’t found the Yin Corpse of their ancestor.

Zheng Jinghan was so anxious that cold sweat beaded on his forehead. "Sir, we haven’t found it yet. Could we please have a little more—"

"Can’t find it? Forget it. Your Zheng Family can handle it yourselves!"

Zhou Changfa cut Zheng Jinghan off and turned to the assembled Chief Constables. "Pack it up, we’re leaving! Oh, and the other Chief Constables should be wrapping up soon. Signal them to retreat later."

Once they had eliminated the colossal Burial Flower that stretched to the heavens and confirmed the situation wouldn’t spiral out of control or cause mass casualties, the Divine Capture Bureau had essentially fulfilled its duty.

Eradicating the Yin Corpse was just a matter of the Zheng Family paying a hefty price to invite the Divine Capture Bureau to see the job through to the end while they were here.

But now, it wasn’t that the Divine Capture Bureau was unwilling to help, but that the Zheng Family couldn’t find the Yin Corpse. So, the Divine Capture Bureau could hardly be blamed.

The Divine Capture Bureau was not a subordinate of the Zheng Family; they weren’t going to wait around for a full day. Besides, Zhou Changfa was still quite resentful about the Zheng Family’s earlier plotting against him.

Now, his attitude was clear: Since you can’t find the Yin Corpse, we, the Divine Capture Bureau, are washing our hands of it. You, the Zheng Family, can clean up this mess yourselves!

Before leaving, Zhou Changfa delivered a psychologically devastating blow. "Chief Constables, you’ve all worked hard today. For all who participated in today’s operation: Seventh Grade Chief Constables are rewarded with five hundred silver; Silver Seal Chief Constables are rewarded with five hundred Contribution Points, three thousand silver, ten stalks of Great Medicine, and twenty stalks of Old Medicine; Golden Seal Renowned Hunters are rewarded with..."

These rewards were exceptionally generous.

The cost, of course, was all shouldered by the Zheng Family, the suckers in this situation. It was obvious he was using the Zheng Family’s resources to win the hearts of his own people.

Instantly, a chorus of grateful voices rose up.

"Thank you, Lord Si Zheng!"

"You’re so generous, Sir!"

"What a haul!"

...

Amidst the Chief Constables’ chorus of praise, Zhou Changfa laughed heartily, turned, and led the retreat, leaving Zheng Jinghan behind, his face livid with rage and humiliation.

All the Chief Constables not from the Zheng Family, including the two Spirit Masters Sun Shouchai and Ge Changgeng, strode after him and left.

To be honest, the moment he walked out of Nanshan Garden, Fang Rui was still a bit baffled. ’Is it really over just like that? Aren’t big battles in novels always a huge pain, full of accidents, with casualties everywhere?’

’Compared to that, this operation with the Divine Capture Bureau was a real breeze. The pay was great, too. Definitely a five-star review!’

...

Outside Nanshan Garden, Zhou Changfa, Sun Shouchai, Ge Changgeng, as well as the Jade Seal Divine Hunters and Golden Seal Renowned Hunters, all left immediately. Only a few of the more down-to-earth Silver Seal Chief Constables remained outside, waiting for their subordinate Chief Constables. Fang Rui was one of them.

Before long, Xun Buhe came out.

"Old Gou, where’s Dadan?" Fang Rui asked.

"Chief, Dadan isn’t out yet?"

Xun Buhe shook his head. "We were carrying out our tasks separately, so we weren’t together. I didn’t see Dadan on my way out either."

"Oh?"

Fang Rui narrowed his eyes. "Then let’s wait a bit longer."

A quarter of an hour later.

Most of the Divine Capture Bureau’s Seventh Grade Chief Constables had come out. The few Silver Seal Chief Constables who had stayed behind had also found their subordinates, and after greeting Fang Rui, they all left.

But Li Dadan still hadn’t come out.

"Chief, do you think... Dadan could have gone into the restricted zone?" Xun Buhe asked in a low, worried voice.

’For his son’s sake, it’s very likely.’

Fang Rui sighed internally and turned away. "Let’s go."

"Chief?!"

Xun Buhe looked like he wanted to say something but stopped himself.

"I said, let’s go!"

With a cold expression, Fang Rui led Xun Buhe and walked straight away.

Once they were out of Nanshan, Xun Buhe spoke up again. "Chief, about Dadan..."

"Old Gou, everyone chooses their own path. Each person has their own fate."

Fang Rui turned and clapped Xun Buhe on the shoulder. "Old Gou, you’re tired today too. The mission reward is five hundred silver. Go collect it from the Government Office yourself. Go home and get some good rest."

...

「A short while later.」

Outside Nanshan Garden, a colorless, faint, almost transparent shadow drifted over the ground like a gentle breeze, stirring only a slight tremble in the grass and trees.

That’s right, Fang Rui had returned!

After entering the city, he had gotten off the carriage, told the driver to go back first, and left alone under the pretext of having some business to attend to.

As for his current invisibility?

Fang Rui circulated his True Essence, covering his body with a thin layer that refracted light and mimicked his surroundings. By also weakening his own presence to a minimum, he achieved this unique form of invisibility.

This was a little trick he had figured out recently after discovering some of the peculiar properties of True Essence.

’With my True Essence concealing me, not even a typical Upper Grade Spirit Master would be able to track me.’

Of course, there were no Upper Grade Spirit Masters in Huaiyin Prefecture. As long as Fang Rui didn’t do something that would outrage gods and men—like annihilating the Zheng Family, attacking the Divine Capture Bureau, or slaughtering half the Chief Constables—he wouldn’t alarm the big shots among the Upper Grade Spirit Masters in the State City and make them go through the trouble of coming over.

’Zheng Family’s Nanshan Garden, let’s see what secrets you’re hiding!’

Indeed, Fang Rui had returned mainly to investigate the secrets of Nanshan Garden.

Now that the Zheng Family’s Third Grade ancestor had died after a failed breakthrough, the family was too preoccupied to deal with anything else. It was the perfect opportunity.

Of course, investigating was one thing; whether or not he would actually do anything was another matter entirely.

’Also, if I happen to see Li Dadan, or his son—Bai Shao’s brother—I should help them out if I can.’

As long as it didn’t implicate him, Fang Rui was willing to lend a hand to people he had some connection with.

Of course, if the risk exceeded a certain limit—for instance, getting injured, potentially exposing himself, or endangering his family—then he would forget about it.

Recalling the map distributed by the Divine Capture Bureau, Fang Rui headed straight for the area he’d heard from Xun Buhe was Li Dadan’s responsibility. Sensing the concentration of Yin Qi, he pressed onward, deeper into the so-called ’restricted zone’.

A short while later, he suddenly heard a series of rapid HISS HISS HISS sounds in the air.

He changed direction and moved closer to the source of the sound.

And then, he saw...

A massive black snake, over thirty feet long and as thick as a water bucket. A gray, diamond-shaped crystal was embedded in its forehead. It had no scales, only rotting, fleshy tumors the size of an adult’s fist covering its body.

Not far from it lay a corpse.

’Is that... the Exotic Beast Yan Snake?! And, that is...’

Fang Rui’s pupils shrank abruptly.

...

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